Child&#39;s garment



July 21, 1942. M. R. H. WHIPPLE CHILDS GARMENT Filed Feb. 26, 1941WAT/H404 P.//- Walk/ 1.5

INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS Patented July 21, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CHILDSGARMENT Mathilda R. H. Whipple, Rapid City, S. Dak. Application February26, 1941, Serial No. 380,666

3 Claims.

This invention relates as indicated to childrens garments, and moreparticularly to garments adapted for use as play suits and sun suits onchildren of toddling age, i. e., children who are learning or have justlearned to walk.

While various types of garments are now on the market for children ofthis age, they generally embody forms of construction which eitherrender the same a nuisance in dressing the child or complicate thenecessarily frequent laundering and ironing. Buttons, elastic inserts,and the like, are to be avoided if possible since they are subject toinjury or loss during laundering and complicate the ironing whether doneby hand iron or any of the commercial ironers. Such problems become ofconsiderable importance when it is necessary to launder a large numberof such garments a week.

It is, therefore, a primary object of my invention to provide a childsbuttonless combination garment which may be quickly and securely fixedon the child and which is adapted to be quickly laundered and ironed.

Another object is to provide such garment which will maintain its properposition on the child and yet permit great freedom of movement.

A further object is to provide such garment which may be adjusted toaccommodate it to the growth of the child.

Still another object of my invention is to provide means for holding thechild still during the dressing operation.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, said invention,then, consists of the means hereinafter fully described and particularlypointed out in the claims.

The annexed drawing and the following description set forth in detailcertain means embodying the invention, such disclosed meansconstituting, however, but one of various forms in which the principleof the invention may be used.

In said annexed drawing:

Fig. 1 is a front perspective view of one embodiment of the garment ofmy invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear perspective view of such garment;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary rear elevational view of the garment but showingthe shoulder straps not yet tied through the rear loop;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail View of the rear loop through which theends of the shoulder straps are adapted to be tied;

Fig. 5 is a detail view of another embodiment 20 and are desirably aboutan inch wide.

35 to be tied, as illustrated. in Figs. 1 and 2.

and

Fig. '7 is a sectional view taken through one of the shoulder strapsalong the line 1-1 on Fig. 3, illustrating the manner in which thematerial is doubled over to form such strap.

v Referring now more particularly to such drawing and especially Figs. 1and 2, the garment of my invention comprises a chest portion 1 andstep-in truunks 2 attached along the front of the waist line to thebottom of said chest portion. Shoulder straps 3 and i start from thebelt 5 and extend from the respective upper corners of such chestportion, crossing each other at the rear. Such straps are formed ofdoubled material, with stitches 6 along each edge (see Fig. 7)

Such straps are relatively easy to tie and untie and likewise offer nodifficulties in ironing. To prevent the straps from slipping from thechilds shoulders, one strap passes through an opening 'l in the otherstrap at the point of crossing, such opening being on the order of abutton hole and about 1 inches long. For most children of the age forwhich the garment is designed, this opening will be placed in the strapat a point about 10 0 inches from the top of the chest portion.

A loop 8 made of a cloth strap similar to such shoulder straps isprovided attached to the trunks centrally of the upper rear edgethereof, through which such shoulder straps are adapted Such loop willdesirably be of ample size to permit the insertion of at least twofingers therein, not only to facilitate the passage of a shoulder straptherethrough but also to serve as a handle to 40 keep the child undercontrol during the dressing operation. In fact, in a preferredembodiment of my invention the loop may include 9 inches of material andextend about 2 /2 inches above the top of the belt 5. One end of suchloop will desirably be tucked in under such belt portion as shown inFig. 4 and an inner loop 9 is also desirably provided formed bystitching it which may be ripped out to extend the length of the mainloop as it becomes necessary to adapt the garment to the increasedheight of the child,

children of the age for which this garment is particularly designedgrowing much more rapidly in length than in girth. As best shown in Fig.3, one-half of the loop is preferably slightly offset of my inventionwherein an opening on the order relative to the other half to facilitateinsertion of the fingers therein. It is, of course, obvious that morethan one small inner loop may be employed to allow for progressivelengthening. In the embodiment of my invention illustrated in Figs. 5and 6, a large button hole II is employed in place of the loop 8, beinga simplified form of construction which, however, does not afford allthe advantages of the construction above described, particularly in notbeing adapted to serve as a handle nor being in any way extensible toaccommodate growth of the child. Of course some adjustment is possibleby tying the shoulder straps therethrough somewhat nearer their ends. Itwill be noted that, if desired, the rear loop may be of such dimensionsas to permit the tying of the shoulder straps therethrough adjacent thepoint of crossing of such straps and thus prevent undue extension of oneshoulder strap at the expense of the other as the child plays.

Other modes of applying the principle of my invention may be employedinstead of the one,

explained, change being made as regards the means herein disclosed,provided the means stated by any of the following claims or theequivalent of such stated means be employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention:

1. A childs buttonless combination garment, comprising a chest panelportion, step-in trunks attached along the front of the waist line tothe bottom of said chest panel portion, crossed shoulder strapsextending from the respective upper corners of said chest panel portion,one of said straps passing through a hole in the other of said straps atthe point of crossing, a loop attached centrally of the upper rear edgeof said trunks, said loop being of suificient dimensions to permit theinsertion of at least two fingers therein and having one half of theloop slightly offset relative to the other half of said loop, and aninner loop formed by doubling back a portion of the material of saidfirst-named loop by the opening of which the dimensions of suchfirst-named loop may be increased when made necessary by the growth ofthe child.

2. A childs buttonless combination garment, comprising a chest panelportion, tep-in trunks attached along the front of the waist line to thebottom of said chest panel portion, crossed shoulder straps extendingfrom the respective upper corners of said chest panel portion, one ofsaid straps passing through a hole in the other of said straps at thepoint of crossing, a loop attached centrally of the upper rear edge ofsaid trunks, saidv loop having one half of the loop slightly offsetrelative to the other half of said loop, and an inner loop formed bydoubling back a portion of the material of said first-named loop by theopeningof which the dimensions of such firstnamed loop'may be increasedwhen made necessary by the growth of the child.

3. A childs buttonless combination garment, comprising a chest panelportion, step-in trunks attached along the front of the waist line tothe bottom of said chest panel portion, crossed shoulder strapsextending from the respective upper corners of said chest panel portion,one of said straps passing through a hole in the other of said straps atthe point of crossing, a loop attached centrally of the upper rear edgeof said trunks, said loop being of sufficient dimensions to permit theinsertion of at least two fingers therein and an inner loop formed bydoubling back a portion of the material of said first-named loop by theopening of which the dimensions of such first-named loop may beincreased when made necessary by the growth of the child.

